| Springfield Municipal Airport | |
| Faa: | D42 |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | City of Springfield |
| City-Served: | Springfield, Minnesota |
| Elevation-F: | 1,072 |
| Coordinates: | 44.2311°N -94.9989°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Minnesota#USA |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Minnesota / United States |
| Pushpin Label: | D42 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| R1-Number: | 13/31 |
| R1-Length-F: | 3,402 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations (2014) |
| Stat1-Data: | 2,420 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft (2017) |
| Stat2-Data: | 4 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Springfield Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Springfield, a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Springfield Municipal Airport covers an area of 118 acres (48 ha) at an elevation of 1,072 feet (327 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,402 by 75 feet (1,037 x 23 m).
In 1933 the city received funding from the Works Progress Administration to purchase an 80-acre site to develop an airport with a turf runway. The original airport opened in 1935.[3]
On May 5, 1973, ground was broken for the current airport. The new airport was close enough to the original airport for airplanes to taxi by a road to the new facility. A dedication ceremony was held on July 28, 1974, for the new airport.[3]
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2014, the airport had 2,420 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 201 per month. In March 2017, there were 4 aircraft based at this airport; all 4 single-engine.